ERTH 3202- Nova Scotia Field Trip
This course offers an introduction to field-based analysis of sedimentary processes as developed in modern settings and preserved in ancient geological environments. The Maritimes offer an excellent terrain for this objective. We spend our time along the shorelines of Nova Scotia including the Atlantic and Fundy coasts and explore one destination in New Brunswick at the Northumberland Strait. We observe numerous modern sedimentary environments, learn about facies models and apply that knowledge to the ancient systems exposed in sea cliffs juxtaposed to our modern settings. At the same time we learn about the geological history of the Atlantic Provinces which reveals the secrets of two oceans and some of the most amazing evolutionary steps and paleoecosystems.
During some years this course is taught in collaboration with the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany to foster an international student exchange.
During some years this course is taught in collaboration with the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany to foster an international student exchange.
